Aisha Wakil

Aisha Wakil was a Muslim Nigerian woman who was nicknamed "Mama Boko Haram" for being one of the founders of the group. Wakil helped in founding the group as a religious movement that opposed Western education, and she helped in recruiting members of the movement. However, she was shocked when the group turned violent under Mohammed Yusuf, and she failed to broker a peace between the government and Boko Haram. Since then, she became a target of Boko Haram, and she decided to take care of young children in Maiduguri.